thrift sale
Secondhand goods market
A thrift sale is a sale of secondhand goods, typically organized by a charitable organization, church, or community group.
The items—clothing, housewares, furniture—are usually donated, and proceeds often support a cause: The church holds a thrift sale every spring.
Distinguished from garage sales by their charitable purpose and from thrift stores by being temporary events.
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
- gently usedPreviously owned, good condition
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- marked downLowered in price
- vintageQuality from past eras
dollar bin · rummage · donation · consignment · flea market · church basement · clothing rack · musty · treasure · browse · dig through · price tag · cash only · charity · Goodwill · Salvation Army · deals · bins
- fundraisingdonation, donations, donor, donors, fundraiser
- salesselling, salesperson, salesman, saleswoman, discount
- street sellingstreet vendor, pushcart, hawker, food cart, market stall
thrift saledesigner store
Retailer of premium brands
upscale shopping · department store · Neiman Marcus · Saks Fifth Avenue · flagship store
thrift salesplurge
Spend freely, impulsively
conspicuous consumption · retail therapy · impulse buying · keeping up with the Joneses
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